Reference

Internet Sites:

• The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy “The manifestation of one of the most influential modern educational theories, the 6,900 entries in this major new reference work form the touchstone of what it means to be not only just a literate American but an active citizen in our multicultural democracy.” http://www.bartleby.com/59/

• yourDictionary.com “A comprehensive and authoritative portal for language & language-related products and services on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries with more than 250 languages.” http://www.yourdictionary.com/

• Bartleby.com – Quotations “Combines the best of both contemporary and classic quotations collections into a searchable database of over 86,000 entries, the largest of its kind ever compiled.” Includes Bartlett’s, Columbia World of Quotations, and Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations. http://www.bartleby.com/quotations/

• Librarian’s Index to the Internet “A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,900 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It’s meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.”http://lii.org/search

• The Internet Public Library – Pathfinders This site includes pathfinders to help users begin research in a variety of subject areas.http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/

• Babel Fish Translation Find yourself wishing a website had been written in another language? Type the URL into Babel Fish for an approximate, computer-generated translation. http://babelfish.altavista.com/